Two UF students awarded for diversity programs
By STEVE JOHNSON | June 17, 2009Two UF students were recognized Friday for their efforts in promoting multicultural awareness with residents on campus.
Two UF students were recognized Friday for their efforts in promoting multicultural awareness with residents on campus.
Hot does not only describe the weather in Gainesville this summer, it's also an acronym for one UF student-organization.
Two months ago at a concert, a girl started grinding up against me. It's not often a lady grinds on me first, especially with her boyfriend fuming nearby. So naturally I took great pride in the feat.
She walks her class route through the UF campus several times before each semester starts. She goes to bed at 10 every night, and she gets up at 8 every morning. She writes exactly what she did that day in her journal and reviews it before she goes to bed.
UF has been crowned the best in the nation once again.
Santa Fe College center fielder Keon Broxton is opting to take his chances with professional baseball and is ditching his education for a shot at the big leagues.
Cell phones have been the target of a recent spate of thefts at the Southwest Recreation Center, according to reports filed with the University Police Department.
Deliberations continue as Commissioner the Jack Donovan tries to persuade local government to add disadvantaged children as a protected class under the city code of ordinances.
For most, qualifying for the U.S. Open is a big deal. But for the Alexander family, it's just another accomplishment to add to an already impressive golf resume.
Nestled on the corner of Southwest Depot Avenue and South Main Street lies an old red brick warehouse which, to the untrained observer, appears to be abandoned.
The Gainesville Health & Fitness Center plans to combat teenage obesity for the second summer in a row by offering teens ages 13 to 17 a free gym membership.
One of the biggest factors in sports will never show up on a stat sheet.
One of the more ignored side effects of a recession is the toll it takes on friendships.
Every summer we realize that another year has passed. We inch closer and closer to that terrible moment when we have to move beyond UF and figure out something to do with our lives.
While UF is braced for $42.2 million in budget cuts, it's also been raising money - about $62 million in private donations since the beginning of January. And to top it off, UF's endowment has finally posted gains.
Gainesville is known for its alligators, bats and, soon, butterflies.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.
Although one UF program is used to drama, a potential $90,000 budget cut might be a tough act to follow.
The goal for the Gators was simple: win a national title.